Ina Claire Wallace papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2025

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Ina Claire Wallace papers (1893-1985) contain materials centered around Ina Claire (1892-1985), a prominent actress during the 1900s. The collection includes correspondence, address and day books, scripts, scrapbooks, notes, certificates, contracts, programs, pamphlets, and various other materials, some of which relate to Ina Claire's third husband, William Ross Wallace, Jr.

Dates

1893-1985

Creator

Claire, Ina, 1893-1985 (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Ina Claire Wallace was a prominent actress during the 1900s. She began performing at the age of thirteen and made her first Broadway appearance in The Quaker Girl. Other productions on stage and in the movies included Polly with A Past, Biography, The Fatal Weakness, The Awful Truth, Rebound, and The Royal Family of Broadway. Her last performance was in The Confidential Clerk (1954).